National Weather Service issues small stream flood advisory for Hunterdon, Somerset, Bucks

The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Hunterdon and Somerset counties, as well as Bucks County in Pennsylvania.

According to the NWS, Doppler radar at about 6 p.m. indicated a line of showers and thunderstorms moving south into the area, producing rain at the rate of more than an inch per hour.

Rainfall at this rate, coupled with an already wet ground from previous rain, will cause rapid rises of small streams in the areas of heaviest rain, forecasters said.

A flood advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or imminent.

Motorists should expect ponding of water on roadways and in areas of poor drainage and are warned to not drive into areas where water covers the roadway. The depth may be too great to allow the car to cross safely.